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Cooper Modern Era record

Outfielder Passes Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Prince

Outfielder Jason Cooper has played in his 401st game as a Buffalo Bison, the most in the team’s Modern Era. Cooper came into Tuesday night’s game against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs as a defensive replacement in the top of the eighth inning.

He remained in the game and doubled in the bottom of the eighth inning

Cooper passes the record set by Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Prince, who played in 400 games with the team from 1988-1992.

In his five-year career with the Bisons, Cooper also ranks 2nd in RBI (218) and doubles (81), 3rd in walks (167), T3rd in triples (18), 4th in runs (202) and 6th in hits (322) and home runs (49).

Cooper joined the team in a late season promotion from Double-A in 2004. He played in 16 games and helped the team to a 2004 International League Governors’ Cup Championship. He started the 2005 season with the Akron Aeros but was promoted again in June for the rest of the season with the team. He hit .257 that year with 14 home runs and 58RBI in 73 games.

Cooper spent the entire 2006 and 2007 season in Buffalo. He played in 116 games with the team in 2006 and hit .228 with 13 home runs and 61RBI. A season later, he hit .260 with 10 home runs and 51RBI in 103 games.

Tuesday’s game marks his 93rd of the season. He currently is hitting .238 with nine home runs and 42RBI.

Cooper is also a two-time winner of the Bisons Community Service Award.

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